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ELCPartially AllowedNot stated in the judgment (Notice of Motion dated 15.9.2016)· [2018] KEELC 25 (KLR)
Robert M’mugambi Joshua v District Land Registrar Meru South [2018] KEELC 25 (KLR)
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#A Kenyan court ordered the Land Registrar to remove restrictions blocking a Meru land title after the Registrar failed to defend its decision.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#The applicant, Robert M'Mugambi Joshua, the registered proprietor of LR MWIMBI/KIRARO/2000, moved the court by Notice of Motion dated 15 September 2016 seeking an order directing the Respondent, the Land Registrar, to lift all restrictions registered on the title, plus costs. He deponed that the Respondent on 26 August 2016 had maliciously registered a restriction on the strength of allegedly unexecuted and forged Land Control Board consents referenced LCR No. 68/9/2014, said to have been issued in favour of a transferee, M'Mutiga Kaimaciu, who died on 21 August 2016 and was buried on 31 August 2016. The applicant asserted he never attended the Land Control Board on 25 September 2014, that any purported consents were forgeries, and that the deceased transferee, had the consent been genuine, would have registered it during his lifetime. He contended the restriction had no legal basis and would cause him irreparable loss. The Respondent filed no opposition; on 14 November 2017 State counsel, Mr. Kiongo, indicated a possibility of amicable resolution and sought 30 days to present a consent, but never returned to court. The court therefore allowed the unopposed application, directing lifting of the restrictions, and declined to award costs. Judgment was delivered in open court at Chuka on 14 March 2018.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether the restriction placed on the applicant's title should be lifted
Holding
The unopposed application for lifting of the restriction was allowed
Reasoning
The application was unopposed; counsel for the Respondent had sought time to explore settlement but never returned to court. In those circumstances the court allowed the unopposed application and declined to award costs. The court gave no extended reasoning on the merits beyond noting the application stood unopposed.
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Legal principles established
#Court orders
#- 1.The Respondent to lift all restrictions registered on LR MWIMBI/KIRARO/2000
- 2.No costs awarded
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Not stated in the judgment
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#Frequently asked questions
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Robert M’mugambi Joshua v District Land Registrar Meru South [2018] KEELC 25 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2018). Not stated in the judgment (Notice of Motion dated 15.9.2016). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2018/25/eng@2018-03-14
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